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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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No they should not be expected to win the Super Bowl or be a dominant team this year. Yes, they will have some sub par games this year.
They have had devastatingly bad luck this year (not their fault)
Hightower, Chung.Bolden, Vitale, Cannon, Lacosse, Lee and Toran opted out. More than any other team in the NFL by far. For those counting at home that is 4 starters.
3 of their best players contracted Covid during the first 1/4 of the season (Newton, Michel. Gilmore)
They were forced to fly out to Kansas City on the day of a game with no practice for 2 days and then cooped up in a 1000 square foot locker room.
They have had their bye week changed, two games rescheduled and had only 2 days over the past two weeks to practice together as a team, while their opponent practiced every day.
This F'ed up season in the middle of the pandemic has disproportionately impacted the patriots. So regardless of whether you are a devoted loyal fan or a bandwagon jumper...Cut them some slack and do not judge them based on the first 5 games. I actually think they have handled extremely adverse circumstances pretty damn well.
They have had devastatingly bad luck this year (not their fault)
Hightower, Chung.Bolden, Vitale, Cannon, Lacosse, Lee and Toran opted out. More than any other team in the NFL by far. For those counting at home that is 4 starters.
3 of their best players contracted Covid during the first 1/4 of the season (Newton, Michel. Gilmore)
They were forced to fly out to Kansas City on the day of a game with no practice for 2 days and then cooped up in a 1000 square foot locker room.
They have had their bye week changed, two games rescheduled and had only 2 days over the past two weeks to practice together as a team, while their opponent practiced every day.
This F'ed up season in the middle of the pandemic has disproportionately impacted the patriots. So regardless of whether you are a devoted loyal fan or a bandwagon jumper...Cut them some slack and do not judge them based on the first 5 games. I actually think they have handled extremely adverse circumstances pretty damn well.